Oh, what pitiful stuff

[max_und_moritz]

No effing way. Not in a hundred years. Introverted my foot, I´ve the intuition of a horse apple, and I´d rather act than think. But judging, yes, very. I wonder if other folks´ is more accurate...

Your Personality is Very Rare (INTJ)

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[neddy_s]

I think you might be reading too much into the English words that are here used as terms of art. 'Introverted' and 'extroverted' in this case don't refer to whether you're friendly or like being with people or not; they refer to where you get your energy. I test strongly 'introverted'--while I love spending time with my friends and going out to street fairs and wandering around in crowds, I find it exhausting, and desperately need time by myself afterward to get my energy back. It was an amazing revelation to me to discover that in fact most people are the opposite--they find being alone exhausting, and 'relax and unwind' by spending time with others. 'Intuitive' in this case refers to being more comfortable with the 'big picture' than with focusing on details. 'Thinking' doesn't mean you're Mr. Spock; it means you're more likely to think 'that makes sense' rather than 'that feels right'--to make decisions you appeal to thought and logic rather than whether something will make you (or someone else) feel good. And J vs P is usually described as 'planner vs artist/spontaneous'--anyone who makes lists of things to do every morning, or thinks about doing several things at once when they run errands while they're out, is more a J type while a P type is more likely to deal with things individually as they come up.

[max_und_moritz]

Hmm, okay, in that very precise sense yes, I´m definitely "introverted" (although, does seeking the company of books, paintings and works of art made by other people rather than people themselves to "recharge one´s batteries" still qualify as introversion, if one looks for solutions, teachings, ideas, beauty and emotions in them, all of which are positively human traits? ;))

"Big picture vs details" - that´s a good point! I never thought of intuition that way, as a sort of meta-understanding. And yes, something that "makes sense" reassures me (and automatically "feels right" too, funnily.) As for planner vs artist = 100% right! Belt & suspenders (& garter & clasp) type, all right. I´m a walking checklist, not just for myself but for nearly everyone else in the family and half the colleagues :p